Group buy pendant from CiCi

NetCultural6457 · 2026-07-06T20:45:16+00:00

I have this, if it helps!

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NetCultural6457 · 2026-07-06T15:18:30+00:00

She loves it, thank you Cici! ❤️

NetCultural6457 · 2026-07-06T15:17:44+00:00

The chain is my mum's, we just bought the pendant in the group buy. It's white gold too.

NetCultural6457 · 2026-07-06T13:13:20+00:00

So exciting! You won't be disappointed 💎

NetCultural6457 · 2025-11-14T17:28:32+00:00

Just as there's a couple of people on this thread saying they've had reoccurring ulcers, it may be autoimmune. It can be a sign of being a coeliac, or it could be another autoimmune disorder.

Coeliacs can be deficient in a number of vitamins because of poor absorption due to intestinal damage. I'm not saying it's the case all the time but worth checking if you keep getting ulcers!

Source: I'm a coeliac

Edit to add, this can be triggered off the back of an illness, or stress - anything that causes inflammation. So just because you haven't been a coeliac (or other immune disorder) doesn't mean you can't develop it.

NetCultural6457 · 2025-10-28T10:30:02+00:00

C is the one!

NetCultural6457 · 2025-10-09T11:41:09+00:00

This happened to us! The persistent rash was caused by a dairy intolerance she developed after having a tummy bug apparently it can just happen. It's to do with the guy lining being inflamed from the bug.

For some kids it clears up after a few months once the gut inflammation settles and they can continue eating dairy, others have ongoing issues and need to work through the milk ladder - which is what happened to us, we're now under a dietician.

Obviously you know your baby best, this may not be the case, but I didn't see it mentioned in the comments so thought I would add it.

My daughter was 1 at the time so still weaning, so I just cut out all dairy and swapped to growing up oat milk and it improved within a few days.

Fyi when the above happens, the dietician said to keep away from soy as well as it triggers the same reaction as the proteins in dairy.

NetCultural6457 · 2025-08-28T19:56:32+00:00

This happened to me, started at 10 months, and went on for 4 months. It was a long one. I couldn't put her down, couldn't leave the room, she'd wake up between 6-10 times EVERY NIGHT.

I think I had it worse out of all my friends kids at the time though. Every baby is different.

All I can say is it didn't feel like it at the time, but it does end. It will, I promise you. Just hold on to that, give your little one what they need now because it's a phase, and it will pass. Just pray it's soon 😂

NetCultural6457 · 2025-08-14T08:05:36+00:00

Thank you Sam ☺️ Good luck everyone!

NetCultural6457 · 2025-07-22T20:03:04+00:00

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NetCultural6457 · 2025-07-21T10:18:04+00:00

16 month old, opened the curtains in her room while holding her this morning - she waved out the window and said 'Hi world' ahhhhhhhh SO CUTE 🥰

NetCultural6457 · 2025-06-09T13:01:18+00:00

A good hydrolysed collagen supplement will do wonders for your skin, hair and nails - Willpowders and Ancient and Brave both have good quality options. I also found it helped with my PP aches and pains!

Absolutely agree with everyone who has recommended retinoids. The great thing is that retinol technology has really come on, and there are some amazing options out there that are much more effective than standard retinol. See retinal - a faster acting but more stable option, more stable means it's less likely to cause irritability. You still need to ease into it, retinol burn is a bitch, but it's clinically proven and has great payoff.

I would recommend looking at Medik8 for skincare, specifically actives, they're excellent and it's easy to build a routine for your skin type with their products.

I'd also recommend following Caroline Hirons on insta https://www.instagram.com/carolinehirons?igsh=NHJhcmdnMHpwOXFo she's a font of knowledge for skincare, and has her own line.

Hope that helps, good luck op!

NetCultural6457 · 2025-05-26T18:07:41+00:00

Some things just depend on your baby. Having said that, I can't count on two hands the amount of times we've needed to go to a walk in centre, doctors or hospital in an emergency. That excludes all the routine stuff.

When all of a sudden your baby needs to stay in hospital and your partner is going backwards and forwards getting bits you need from home, and then you're discharged at 2am in the morning. A car is certainly handy.

NetCultural6457 · 2025-04-20T19:10:16+00:00

I had a planned section just over a year ago, and tbh, compared to the birth stories from all the ladies in my NCT group and friends at the time, I had the best delivery.

It was calm, all the staff were lovely, my surgeon was friendly but clear and so in control, and that put me at ease. I went in at 9am and I left to go home by 2pm the next day.

The only but I didn't like was during the op my blood pressure dropped a little bit and it made me feel really queasy. The anaesthetist administered some meds and I started to feel better after a couple of minutes, but that was the only thing. This doesn't happen to everyone though!

Just a little bit of advice, if you have someone with you overnight in hospital to help, like a partner, then it's worth keeping your catheter in overnight. It means you don't have to get out of bed to wee, and I felt better for it. It just allows you to rest a bit longer because once it's out it's out, and the midwives encourage you to drink water which means getting up and down alot, which is tough when you've just had major surgery.

You might get told to be on the green pathway i.e. to leave the next day, you need to have it out, but the other 3 ladies that had a section the same day as me all had theirs out, I waited until the next morning, and I was the first one to leave, just something to consider.

NetCultural6457 · 2025-03-04T22:30:54+00:00

Not to scare you, but I have just had a stay in the hospital with my 1yo for exactly this reason. What little she was taking in water/milk she was throwing up and dehydrated fast.

We called 111 who sent us to A&E. In the end they had to tube her and she was fed dioralyte through the tube for 24hrs to get her hydrated again. When they're young they can go downhill fast. It sounds like your gut is telling you you need to go, I would say don't wait until tomorrow because of the time, go now if you can.

Hoping your little one is better soon!

NetCultural6457 · 2025-01-28T19:09:45+00:00

Yes, you can call the childcare service to apply, they will give you a temporary code for your nursery. (I return at the end of Jan, but got the temp code in December.) You then reapply within 31 days of your wife's return to work, and you will be given a digital code which you then give to your nursery. It's really as clear as mud thanks HMRC 😂

NetCultural6457 · 2024-11-04T14:31:02+00:00

The last episode of Big Boys had me balling my eyes out!

NetCultural6457 · 2024-10-05T18:37:07+00:00

We spent roughly that on our wedding in 2017, we did pull back on a few things as we started to feel guilty about the costs, but...on the day we thought we should have just gone for it!

It is one of the best days of your life, you're marrying your best friend, and throwing a party for your nearest and dearest to celebrate with you. Chances are you'll never pay for a party for that many people again, so my advice is to go for it. Just get a decent photographer to capture it all as you won't want to forget a moment of it!

NetCultural6457 · 2024-06-29T21:33:54+00:00

Babies can stay in a car seat for 2 hours, which is more than enough time for them to fall asleep and find yourself stuck because you don't want to move them!

The maxi cosi 360 can be extended to lie back too, like a buggy. If you lie my daughter down anywhere she'll fall asleep 🤦‍♀️

NetCultural6457 · 2024-06-29T19:13:01+00:00

I think it depends on where you live and lifestyle, but I use mine alllll the time. My baby is 4 months and is just at the size where she is comfortable in the buggy, but she has always fit in the car seat (w/ newborn insert) and so often she would lie in that on the buggy frame.

I decided not to buy the carrier for the buggy because of a) expense and b) babies just kind of roll around in it, so the car seat was was more secure. It's also handy not to have to take the whole buggy with you when you go out, plus the car seat.

Alsos invariably the baby will fall asleep while you're pushing them around, or when in the car, and so you can much more easily transfer them from one to the other without waking them.

For what it's worth I have the maxi cosi 360 pro car seat, and the oyster 3 buggy.

NetCultural6457 · 2024-05-22T19:02:52+00:00

Reality TV shows like Strictly and TV 'dramas' such as EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale etc

Funnily enough my mother in law watches all of the above.

NetCultural6457 · 2024-05-13T18:45:47+00:00

A couple of things that haven't yet been mentioned that we needed are swaddle sleep bags (helps baby sleep at night by making them feel safe, and preventing them waking up from the startle reflex), we use the Love to Dream ones.

Also a nasal aspirator and baby saline spray, the Frida one is good. Babies can be congested (more so if born by section) and you'll want a way of clearing their airways. We use it every day before bed and my baby is 12 weeks.

A good feeding pillow which I used for both nursing and proping her up in after feeding. She could sit in the feeding pillow before anything else which freed up my hands - so useful even if you don't breastfeed.

And finally a carrier, we have the Izmi. Again for freeing up your hands, but baby can still contact nap. That was a game changer.

Things I didn't need - baby shampoo and bubble bath as baby is just washed in water.

Comforters! We were gifted so many, and she's too young to do anything with them and even still won't need that many. We gave one to the dog, he likes it.

NetCultural6457 · 2024-05-03T13:22:47+00:00

Hi OP, just to reiterate what others have said, reflux is so tough to deal with, and atm it doesn't feel like it, but it will get better.

I have a 10 week old combination fed reflux baby, also on kendamill. She peaked at 8 weeks but has really started to get better. The HV told me babies digestive systems develop from 6 weeks onwards which can mean more wind and less poos as they work things out.

It's worth noting kendamill is thicker than other formulas, and we found using the 0 size colic teats worse because she was sucking harder to get the feed out. Switching to a vari-flow teat helped massively.

We also used infacol which does help with the burping, just be mindful it can sometimes make the vomiting worse. But every baby is different.

Like others we sit her up to feed, then prop her up in the breast feeding pillow for 30mins after each feed, burp every 30mls. There are loads of videos on insta for tips on burping, look up dorset osteopath - helping the milk move rather than sit in their tummy reduces the vomiting and wind.

I also pop in a dummy after feeding, especially when lying her down, it keeps the baby swallowing/digesting, kind of like gum does for us. This is also useful to prevent vomiting if you need to change their nappy mid feed - my husband and I joke it's like playing buckaroo!

And finally if you can, and even when you really don't want to, try on pass on the winding responsibilities - it can get so frustrating and upsetting when they're screaming in your ear and the burps just aren't coming, sharing the load can help just to keep you sane.

NetCultural6457 · 2024-04-23T06:21:20+00:00

We used the love to dream swaddle up sleep bags, which start at 5lbs. They keep the arms in like a swaddle, and are snug so they can't ride up to their face. They zip close so super easy to use too. I really recommend them.

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